Stamus Networks, a global provider of high-performance network-based threat detection and response systems, has officially announced the launch of Clear NDR® Enterprise U42, which brings forth groundbreaking AI integration capabilities, advanced behavioral analytics, and significant performance enhancements.
According to certain reports, this assortment of solutions arrives on the scene bearing an ability to resolve critical challenges pf integrating AI into security workflows, reducing alert fatigue in SIEM systems, and scaling detection capabilities to match growing network demands. More on the same would reveal how the development conceives seven major capabilities that, on their part, transform how organizations leverage network intelligence in the context of threat detection and response.
Talk about these capabilities on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the promise of Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration, which makes it possible for users to achieve native integration with AI applications (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, and Copilot) via MCP endpoints for AI-powered threat hunting and investigation assistance.
Next up, we have a facility dedicated towards Host Alert Outlier Detection. This particular facility will leverage behavioral analytics to identify anomalous activity patterns for individual hosts. More on the same would reveal how such a mechanism can come in handy to detect threats missed by traditional volume-based detection. In fact, the solution in question also emerged as successful during recently-conducted NATO live fire exercises, Crossed Swords and Locked Shields.
“U42 represents a pivotal moment in network-based threat detection and response,” said Eric Leblond, co-founder and CTO of Stamus Networks. “We’re not just adding features – we’re fundamentally changing how security teams work with AI and network intelligence. By providing native AI connectivity through Model Context Protocol and delivering high-fidelity threat context to SIEM platforms, Clear NDR becomes the intelligence layer that makes AI security investments truly effective. Combined with our performance improvements, organizations can now detect sophisticated threats faster while dramatically reducing the noise that has plagued security operations.”
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in a commitment to properly relay low-noise DoC and DoPV events to SIEM. Here, users can come expecting Declaration of Compromise (DoC) and Declaration of Policy Violation (DoPV) incident logs to SIEM/XDR systems with complete context, thus extending Clear NDR’s alert fatigue reduction benefits across the entire security stack.
Then, there is the availability of SMB insights that, on their part, consolidate SMB protocol metadata into composite events for accelerated session analysis and ML-based file sharing security, while simultaneously reducing data storage requirements and log volume.
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we haven’t yet touched upon the prospect of seamless IOC ingestion where you can automatically import threat intelligence indicators without manual rule creation so to cut down on deployment time from hours to minutes.
We also haven’t touched upon the access to multi-stage response workflows and authentication, something which should come in handy to support chained API calls with multiple authentication methods for complex automation workflows and response orchestration.
Rounding up highlights would be a capability revolving around high-performance postprocessing. This translates to how the underlying mechanism replaces legacy post-processing with high-performance engine for higher event throughput at lower CPU cost, enabling support for Clear NDR probes that monitor more than 200 Gbps network traffic.
Founded in 2014, Stamus Networks’ rise up the ranks stems from closing visibility gaps, reducing alert fatigue, as well as flipping raw network traffic for actionable security insights. The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it is trusted, at the moment, by leading financial institutions and government agencies.
“At Stamus Networks, we believe that true cybersecurity strength comes from open collaboration and shared knowledge. Our commitment to transparency means empowering our customers with the ability to inspect, integrate, and influence every aspect of their network security. This approach fosters trust, facilitates deeper understanding, and enables a truly customized and adaptive defense strategy. We’re not just providing a product; we’re building a partnership with our customers, one based on shared responsibility and a common goal of achieving cyber resilience,” said Ken Gramley, CEO of Stamus Networks
